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The United Empire Loyalists of Remsheg; refugees from the American Revolution.
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Map of Acadian homesites in Cumberland County previous to Expulsion 1755. Drawn by Captain Lewis
1 of 32 		Before the Revolution many of the future loyalists lived with and were friends with future Patriots
2 of 32 		A copy of a land map 1766 in the Horseneck, West New Jersey, area. Shows homes of several Loyalists
3 of 32 		Petition recorded in New York, July 1783 asking for additional support from the British Government
4 of 32 		Ships leaving New York Harbour, June 6th, 1783. Destined for Fort Cumberland on the Bay of Fundy
5 of 32 		Chart of the Head of the Bay Fundy, at Fort Cumberland, done by Morris, circa1755
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An early illustration of Fort Cumberland found on a eighteenth Century map. Circa 1755
7 of 32 		Chart showing one of the ways, by vessel, the loyalists traveled to Remsheg for the first time, 1784
8 of 32 		Original land grant for the Remsheg Loyalists. Signed 1785, in Halifax, by Governor Parr.
9 of 32 		Page one of the Remsheg Grant, listing names and requirements of land holders, 1785
10 of 32 		Loyalist property map in Remsheg, signed by Charles Morris, circa 1784. Indication of Brown's lot.
11 of 32 		Remsheg land Grants of 1783, Showing around the Village of Wallace, Fanningboro and Oak Island
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Survey of Fanningboro,three acre lots, Drawn 1784 by Charles Baker
13 of 32 		Excerpt from a poem by Francis Grant describing the Loyalist settlement in Wallace Bay
14 of 32 		Signature and date on the Fanningboro map
15 of 32 		Newspaper article about loyalist costumes for 1984 celebration
16 of 32 		The map of the Remsheg Grant, part of the Westchester Grant which is present day Wallace
17 of 32 		Refugees leaving New York
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